SOLUTION: My daughter has this example : 2/3 x -5 =7
she has several problems like this to solve but missing one of the above pieces of information.
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Question 62118: My daughter has this example : 2/3 x -5 =7
she has several problems like this to solve but missing one of the above pieces of information. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! : (2/3)x - 5 = 7
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It's a good idea to mult by a value that will get rid of the denominator
Mult thru by 3 and you have:
2x - 15 = 21
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Add 15 to both sides to isolate the unknown on the left:
2x = 21 + 15
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2x = 36
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Divide both sides by 2
x = 36/2
x = 18
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It's a good idea to check your solution by substituting the solution in the original equation:
(2/3)18 - 5 = 7
12 - 5 = 7
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